It's not bad. [ There's a prince? he thinks. Perhaps she means Akechi. They seem close, so perhaps close enough for nicknames. (Then again, Marina had taken to calling him cherry boy immediately, so perhaps he's got it wrong.)
As he looks around, he turns so that his Legion Arm won't bang into her when she comes up to his side. It troubles him that Cloud had seemed perturbed about his low rank, and he hadn't been the only one to express condolences. Are his standards too low? Should he expect... better?
He decides to dodge that subject entirely, glancing at her sidelong through the dark tumble of his hair. ] So I can get away from that, or so you can have company?
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As he looks around, he turns so that his Legion Arm won't bang into her when she comes up to his side. It troubles him that Cloud had seemed perturbed about his low rank, and he hadn't been the only one to express condolences. Are his standards too low? Should he expect... better?
He decides to dodge that subject entirely, glancing at her sidelong through the dark tumble of his hair. ] So I can get away from that, or so you can have company?